"All I can say is our relationship with our broadcasters at Channel 5 and [Aussie channel] Channel Eleven couldn't be better and couldn't be stronger.

"And the stories we're doing at the moment - particularly right now with Toadie over in London chasing Dee Bliss - that storyline has been probably one of the most successful we've ever had in terms of audience numbers and interest. It's absolutely going off at the moment."

Those comments echo a statement from production company Fremantle Media Australia, which has tried to calm down the worries about Neighbours' future.